Gerald Friedman

Gerald Friedman, professor of economics, has research interests in the areas of economic history, specifically 19th- and 20th-century France and the US; political economies; and the economics of healthcare. He has drafted financing plans for single-payer healthcare systems, and has served on the editorial boards of several academic journals.

Education:

Ph.D., Economics, Harvard University, 1986. Dissertation: Politics and Unions: Government, Ideology, and the Labor Movement in the United States and France, 1880-1914.

B.A., Economics and History, Columbia University, 1977

Professional Experience:

University of Massachusetts at Amherst: Department of Economics, September 1984-present